Month: February 2012

Generally, We use SQL Where .. IN Statement to determine whether a specified value matches ANY value in a sub-query or a list. But sometimes we require to get data which have ALL specified values, not ANY value. In this post, we’ll see how to accomplish it. Let’s take an example, Consider following data in Orders table

CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) are the four basic and essential database operations of an application. There are different ways to design to implement CRUD operations. In this article, You’ll see 3 most widely used approaches in web application.

You must know Zen Coding if you are Front End Web developer. Zen coding allows for fast coding and editing in HTML, XML, XSL, and other structured code formats. It uses CSS selectors like syntax and generate full code(write less do more). It expands abbreviations into complete HTML structures. Zen coding plugin is available for almost all top text editors(Notepad++, visual studio, Dreamweaver , TextMate, Sublime Text, Coda, Vim ..etc). In live demo, First write abbreviations and press Ctrl+, to expand abbreviations.

It explains how to implement asp.netgridview sorting functionality when gridview datasource is Anonymous Type. Suppose you are using Entity Framework OR LINQ to sql, getting data with a particular structure having different columns from different tables (Anonymous Type) using LINQ and you have defined it as a datasource of gridview. It’s okay to display data. Now, you have to implement sorting feature. One way is to convert Anonymous Type to Datatable and sort it defaultview, but it’s too complex. You might have tasted dynamic sorting with extension method as mentioned here and here but not useful for Anonymous type. Another way is to use switch case for sortexpression and use OrderBy and OrderByDescending for each column. It’s not a generalize solution. then what….???

This article explains how to perform insert, update and delete operations in ASP.NET GridView with Entity Framework. Let us take an example to perform CRUD operations using Entity Framework Database First approach. Suppose we’ve to work on Customer table having CategoryID as foreign key.

My previous post explains basic steps for responsive web design to make the site mobile, tablet and desktop compatible. Now, we have to test the website in different resolutions. You can test it simply by resizing browser window, but It’s not convenient resizing to a specific dimension(width and height) each time. Here are tools or utilities to test effectively.

Every client wants their website compatible with all platforms, whether user is accessing the site on a mobile phone, tablet, desktop computer or wide-screen. There are so many devices BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad, netbook, kindle..etc with different sizes and resolutions. It’s impossible to create a website version for each resolution. With Responsive Web Design technique, the website adapts the layout to the environment that it is being viewed in. It makes similar feelings for all platforms. You can see TechBrij as an example by resizing the browser window if you are on a desktop.

In my previous Notepad++ post, I shared useful tips for fast development. You can extend Notepad++ by installing plugins. The beauty of the Notepad++ extension is that it allows you to add a specific feature or function, fully customizing your working experience. Here are some useful plugins to save time while working.